The Craving is the only album released by MD.45

MD.45

MD.45 was a side project of Megadeth guitarist/frontman Dave Mustaine, Fear guitarist/vocalist Lee Ving on singing duties, Electric Love Hogs and future Goldfinger bassist Kelly LeMieux and former Suicidal Tendencies member Jimmy DeGrasso on drums...

, which was a side project of Megadeth

Megadeth

Megadeth is an American heavy metal band from Los Angeles, California which was formed in 1983 by guitarist/vocalist Dave Mustaine, bassist Dave Ellefson and guitarist Greg Handevidt, following Mustaine's expulsion from Metallica. The band has since released 13 studio albums, three live albums, two...

 guitarist/frontman Dave Mustaine

Dave Mustaine

David Scott "Dave" Mustaine is the founder, main songwriter, guitarist, and lead vocalist for the American heavy metal band Megadeth. Prior to Megadeth, Mustaine was the first lead guitarist and a co-songwriter of the heavy metal band Metallica until he was fired from the band in 1983. In 2009, he...

, along with Fear

Fear (band)

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 guitarist/vocalist Lee Ving

Lee Ving

Lee Ving Lee Ving Lee Ving (born Lee James Capellaro; April 10, 1946 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is an American musician, most famous for his role as lead singer and rhythm guitarist for Los Angeles-based punk rock band Fear, and actor. In the late 1960s Ving joined Sweet Stavin Chain Blues Band...

 on singing duties, bassist Kelly LeMieux

Kelly LeMieux

Kelly LeMieux is a studio session bass guitar player. He is best known for his work in the Dave Mustaine project MD.45. He was touring bass player for Los Angeles punk band Fear in 1997 and 1998...

 and former Suicidal Tendencies

Suicidal Tendencies

Suicidal Tendencies is a U.S. crossover thrash band founded in 1981 in Venice, Los Angeles, California by Mike Muir, its leader and only permanent member. The band is sometimes credited as one of "the fathers of crossover thrash"...

 and Alice Cooper

Alice Cooper

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 drummer Jimmy DeGrasso

Jimmy DeGrasso

Jimmy DeGrasso is an American heavy metal drummer. He is currently the drummer for F5.DeGrasso was born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and graduated from Liberty High School in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania in 1981....

. The album has been released in two versions: the original with Ving on vocals released on July 23, 1996 on Slab Records and the remaster with Dave Mustaine on vocals in 2004 on Capitol Records

Capitol Records

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.

Mustaine described the album (via the liner notes on the remastered CD) as "a punk metal record, warts and all." Mustaine also notes that his vocal range is not as "soulful" as Lee's. "I sang them for Lee, now I'm singing them for you."

Track listing

Personnel

Original release

• Lee Ving
  Lee Ving
  Lee Ving Lee Ving Lee Ving (born Lee James Capellaro; April 10, 1946 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is an American musician, most famous for his role as lead singer and rhythm guitarist for Los Angeles-based punk rock band Fear, and actor. In the late 1960s Ving joined Sweet Stavin Chain Blues Band...
  
   – vocals
  Singing
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  , harmonica
  Harmonica
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• Dave Mustaine
  Dave Mustaine
  David Scott "Dave" Mustaine is the founder, main songwriter, guitarist, and lead vocalist for the American heavy metal band Megadeth. Prior to Megadeth, Mustaine was the first lead guitarist and a co-songwriter of the heavy metal band Metallica until he was fired from the band in 1983. In 2009, he...
  
   – guitar
  Guitar
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• Kelly LeMieux
  Kelly LeMieux
  Kelly LeMieux is a studio session bass guitar player. He is best known for his work in the Dave Mustaine project MD.45. He was touring bass player for Los Angeles punk band Fear in 1997 and 1998...
  
   – bass
  Bass guitar
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• Jimmy DeGrasso
  Jimmy DeGrasso
  Jimmy DeGrasso is an American heavy metal drummer. He is currently the drummer for F5.DeGrasso was born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and graduated from Liberty High School in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania in 1981....
  
   – drums
  Drum kit
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2004 remix and remaster

• Dave Mustaine – vocals, guitar
• Kelly LeMieux – bass
• Jimmy DeGrasso – drums

Megadeth (performs only on "The Creed" (Megadeth Demo))

• Dave Mustaine – vocals, guitar
• Marty Friedman – guitar
• Dave Ellefson – bass
• Nick Menza
  Nick Menza
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   – drums

Production

• Produced
  Record producer
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   by Dave Mustaine
• Recorded by Billy Moss, assisted by Aaron Carey
• Mixed
  Audio mixing (recorded music)
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   and vocals recorded by Max Norman
  Max Norman
  Max Norman is a retired record producer and recording engineer in the 1980s and 1990s. He produced many acclaimed heavy metal releases, and was renowned for his top notch production. Max got his "big break" while he was the resident engineer at Ridge Farm Studios in London, England...
  
   and Dave Mustaine, assisted by Mike Tacci and Laurence Jacobson
• Mastered
  Audio mastering
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   by Wally Traugott

2004 remix and remaster

• Produced by Dave Mustaine
• Mixed by Ralph Patlan and Dave Mustaine
• Engineered by Ralph Patlan, assisted by Lance Dean
• Edited
  Digital audio editor
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  by Lance Dean and Scott "Sarge" Harrison, assisted by Bo Caldwell and Dave McRobb
• Mastered by Tom Baker